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Beirut
Refugees in camps in the north-western part of war-torn Syria are facing yet another harsh winter, adding to their troubles and forcing them to struggle to keep their tents intact in the freezing weather, aid groups said on Thursday.
Reisdents of the Sadaka Camp in the Jourt al-Jouz region in the Syrian province of Idlib were hard hit by a snowstorm this week.
“We were affected by the snowstorm that swept the area, leading the tent to tumble over our heads. People miraculously survived,” Abu Yamen, a resident of the Sadaka camp, told dpa.
He added that the situation inside the camp, where thousands of Syrians refugees are living, “is very very miserable.” “[A] big percentage of the tents were completely destroyed, and the remaining tents were completely invaded by water,” Charles Lawley, the head of communications and advocacy for the Syria Relief aid organization, told dpa. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the latest storm has affected at least 300,000 people, with more than 9,000 tents damaged and 500 more tents destroyed.
“Harsh weather has compounded the worsening living conditions for Syrians, leaving them with a tough choice to make between fuel to heat themselves, bread for their children or medication for those in need,” said Bahia Zrikem, the policy and advocacy advisor for the Syria Response Office, NRC.
Beirut
Refugees in camps in the north-western part of war-torn Syria are facing yet another harsh winter, adding to their troubles and forcing them to struggle to keep their tents intact in the freezing weather, aid groups said on Thursday.
Reisdents of the Sadaka Camp in the Jourt al-Jouz region in the Syrian province of Idlib were hard hit by a snowstorm this week.
“We were affected by the snowstorm that swept the area, leading the tent to tumble over our heads. People miraculously survived,” Abu Yamen, a resident of the Sadaka camp, told dpa.
He added that the situation inside the camp, where thousands of Syrians refugees are living, “is very very miserable.” “[A] big percentage of the tents were completely destroyed, and the remaining tents were completely invaded by water,” Charles Lawley, the head of communications and advocacy for the Syria Relief aid organization, told dpa. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the latest storm has affected at least 300,000 people, with more than 9,000 tents damaged and 500 more tents destroyed.
“Harsh weather has compounded the worsening living conditions for Syrians, leaving them with a tough choice to make between fuel to heat themselves, bread for their children or medication for those in need,” said Bahia Zrikem, the policy and advocacy advisor for the Syria Response Office, NRC.
